The Philippine Azkals versus the Singapore Lions - Who has the biggest bite?

In the last friendly match before the Suzuki Cup for the Azkals, the Philippines will once more take on their South East Asian rivals, Singapore, Thursday in Cebu, at the Cebu City Sports Complex. Having jumped a rank in the region, the Azkals are now rated as the second-best side in South East Asia ahead of the friendly and the Suzuki Cup, while Singapore has fallen to 163 in the world, joint fifth in the region. Singapore will have some of their key men back for the game, after they missed out during their first ever loss to the Philippines, while the Azkals are without several key players based abroad – neither Neil Etheridge or Roland Muller will man the sticks for the friendly, while Stephan Schrock has been confirmed as unavailable for the entire Suzuki Cup tournament. Head-to-head Seventeen matches have been played between Singapore and the Philippines, the first in...